Ken Dodd?

Phoenix LazarusPhoenix Lazarus Posts: 17,305
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Does he still doing anything now? Haven't heard of him for a while.
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  • davidmcndavidmcn Posts: 12,086
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    Does he still doing anything now? Haven't heard of him for a while.

    Yes, still going strong. Tour dates here.
  • Phoenix LazarusPhoenix Lazarus Posts: 17,305
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    I've just caught a recent photo of him on Google, and he looks a bit rough now!
  • hatpeghatpeg Posts: 3,213
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    I spoke to him last summer, looking quite frail now, but his mind is still razor sharp.
    Nice man and very friendly - a true legend.
  • Ollie_h19Ollie_h19 Posts: 8,548
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    Tours constantly and does gigs that last around 5-6 hours.
  • realwalesrealwales Posts: 3,110
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    I know someone who was at one of his shows late last year. The second half didn't even begin until gone 11pm. As has been said, he is quite frail now, and doesn't tour as much as he used to, but when he does, they go on for as long as ever!
  • sheila_psheila_p Posts: 815
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    I saw him live last month.

    He had a terrible chest, very wheezy.

    Having said that, he performed for about three hours and finished at 1:10 am!
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 26,449
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    I've just caught a recent photo of him on Google, and he looks a bit rough now!

    Now? :eek:
  • dorydaryldorydaryl Posts: 15,927
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    Doddy will perform 'til he drops. His stamina is awesome.
  • jamtamarajamtamara Posts: 2,250
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    Now? :eek:

    Hard to believe he was an ugly baby, isn't it? ;):D
  • Dean DareDean Dare Posts: 545
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    Ollie_h19 wrote: »
    Tours constantly and does gigs that last around 5-6 hours.

    Saw one once, never again, almost 7 hours
  • CaxtonCaxton Posts: 28,881
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    Sad to say, Ken Dodd's Dad's Dog's Dead:D
  • Phoenix LazarusPhoenix Lazarus Posts: 17,305
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    Interesting old clip of him from 1975, here. A bit cringey when that woman in just a bikini came on, at the five minute mark-and the joke at 11.10, that a man's told a woman Gary Glitter's his brother, to impress her, now looks very outdated!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B5v5CL9hx4
  • TreelopperTreelopper Posts: 390
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    It's the end of January, he's probably busy doing his tax return :D
  • Phoenix LazarusPhoenix Lazarus Posts: 17,305
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    I've read he saves money by, for Diddymen in his shows, getting drama kids to play them for free.
  • konebyvaxkonebyvax Posts: 9,120
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    IIRC he (more accurately his barrister) more or less hinted during his trial that he was so ill he could die at any time. How long ago is that now? :D
  • BungitinBungitin Posts: 5,356
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    Ken Dodd probably tutored his barrister with some material.

    :)
  • j4Rosej4Rose Posts: 5,482
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    I've just caught a recent photo of him on Google, and he looks a bit rough now!

    Was he ever a sex symbol? He is 85 after all.
  • Eddie BadgerEddie Badger Posts: 6,005
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    He claimed he didn't pay money to the Inland Revenue because he lived on the coast :)
  • misha06misha06 Posts: 3,378
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    Dean Dare wrote: »
    Saw one once, never again, almost 7 hours

    7 Hours!

    Crikey, OK, one gets their money's worth, but I'd be gagging for a pee, pint and a sarnie halfway through.
  • Eddie BadgerEddie Badger Posts: 6,005
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    misha06 wrote: »
    7 Hours!

    Crikey, OK, one gets their money's worth, but I'd be gagging for a pee, pint and a sarnie halfway through.

    I remember a comedian being asked about something which would never happen in show biz. He replied "Ken Dodd coming off a stage the same day he got on it."
  • BungitinBungitin Posts: 5,356
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    Wonder if the court case ended on time (on a daily basis).
  • Phoenix LazarusPhoenix Lazarus Posts: 17,305
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    konebyvax wrote: »
    IIRC he (more accurately his barrister) more or less hinted during his trial that he was so ill he could die at any time. How long ago is that now? :D

    That was twenty three years ago, when Doddy was sixty-two.

    You can just imagine his QC: 'Behold, a man in the decline of life. Mr Dodd is now in his early sixties. At this age, in his condition, he is likely to pass away at some point during the next thirty-five years!'
  • Phoenix LazarusPhoenix Lazarus Posts: 17,305
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    j4Rose wrote: »
    Was he ever a sex symbol? He is 85 after all.

    Perhaps 'frail' was a better word than 'rough.'
  • realwalesrealwales Posts: 3,110
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    konebyvax wrote: »
    IIRC he (more accurately his barrister) more or less hinted during his trial that he was so ill he could die at any time. How long ago is that now? :D

    The barrister was the late George Carmen QC, who was famous for that sort of thing. Essentially, his line of defence to the jury during the trial was: "Yes, he's guilty of tax offences, but don't you just love him?" It worked!
  • jamtamarajamtamara Posts: 2,250
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    Perhaps 'frail' was a better word than 'rough.'

    That's the one. He always looked rough.:D That's not really true either though, more facially challenged.

    'A face only a mother could love' was probably said.

    My SIS said last time she saw his show she felt he shouldn't really be doing it anymore on account of the 'frailty' but I suppose he can't stop.
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